Kutch State

The Kingdom of Kutch was an Indian princely state that existed from 1147 to 1948, with Bhuj serving as its capital. Kutch, located along the Gulf of Kutch, was one of the few princely states with a coastline. In 1764, Kutch was invaded by its northern neighbor, the Kingdom of Sindh, and hundreds of Kutchis died in battle at Jara. Under Rayadhan III, the people of Kutch were forcibly converted to Islam, and the British would later intervene in Kutchi affairs, forcing Kutch to accept British suzerainty in 1819. Kutch was a part of the Cutch Agency of the British Raj, and it was incorporated into India in 1948.